UPPER SCHOOL NEWS
Monday, May 24, 2004

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Sunday, May 16, was a memorable day in the lives of our 2004 Graduates as they rejoiced, in God’s Glory, their impending graduation and college careers. At the same time, they looked back with great memories, a time of life that they will always remember.

Junior Derrick Miller Receives West Point Leadership Award

Lt. Col. Ray Royalty, a member of the U.S. Army Reserves and the West Point Society of Upstate, South Carolina, presented Derrick Miller with the West Point Leadership Award. This honor is based on leadership qualities, academic standing, athletic honors, community service and good citizenship activities.

SFCS students have a great opportunity to prepare themselves for taking the SAT! Mr. Bill Pell, a veteran educator for 34 years, most recently a teacher and Chairman of the English Department at Spartanburg High School, will share his 22 years of SAT preparation experience with our students. The SAT Preparation Program is available to SFCS students on Monday, July 19 through Friday, July 23. Monday, July 19 – Thursday, July 22: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 23: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Students will have time for lunch and a break. No homework will be assigned. All work is done during class time. The cost is $250 plus a $35 materials fee. To register, please call Marti Spencer at 675.6393. Deadline for registration is Thursday, June 10.

Ben Van Dyke, 11th Grade	Maggie Smith, 10th Grade	David Armstrong, 9th Grade
Chantelle Bateman, 8th Grade	Casey Earnest, 7th Grade	Ryan Whitaker, 6th Grade

Shelley Carter Honor Graduate Chris Eastin Honor Graduate Greenville Tech Laurel Scholarship Laura Grant Class of 2004 Valedictorian Honor Graduate Principal’s Award Yearbook Award AP English Award AP Calculus Award History Award DAR Good Citizenship Award Tim Lampson Honor Graduate Bible Award Jessica Patch Honor Graduate Science Award Statistics Award Erskine College Towers Scholarship Hunter Patterson Honor Graduate Megan Sadie Honor Graduate ACSI Creative Writing Award Heath Whaley Class of 2004 Salutatorian Honor Graduate Yearbook Award Student Council President Award Senior Athlete Award Computer Award Statistics Award Erskine College Towers Scholarship Torrey Yarborough Honor Graduate Drama Award English 12 Advanced Award Pre-Calculus Award Wofford College Scholars David Jacobs Ben Van Dyke The College of Charleston Cistern Scholars David Jacobs Ben Van Dyke Furman University Scholars David Jacobs Ben Van Dyke

SFCS teachers from K5 through the Upper School should take a moment and rejoice in the success we have experienced this year in the field of Math. The Math students from Pre-Algebra through Pre-Calculus have completed an inordinate amount of work and should be commended for their efforts. SFCS finished 1st place at every level of Math in the state of South Carolina in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Math Exams. Not only did SFCS finish 1st in every category in the state, they also ranked well in seven states of the southeast region of the ACSI. From SFCS, the Pre-Calculus and Pre-Algebra students finished 2nd out of all the schools. In the following we placed: Algebra II - 5th, Geometry - 6th and in Algebra I - 8th. Out of the four parts of the ACSI test, these students achieved perfect scores on the given sections as follows: Pre-Calculus Ben Van Dyke, highest score in the nation David Jacobs, 2nd highest in the nation LeeAnn Funk Algebra II Robert McFarlin Geometry Andrew Holmes Heather Lee Carolyn Rumsey

Algebra I Keith Early Meredith McDonald Andrew Schwendler Pre-Algebra Philip Van Dyke Erin McGeachie

It is with great satisfaction that all of the students may look back at their work and be pleased with these individual and team rankings. SFCS teachers may look students they have taught, or have taught in the past, and be very proud of the time and effort put in to producing these champions. It is also the work of our parents, who have been a constant beacon in support of this program.

Mrs. Susan Bellew had to hold back an excited crowd waiting for their yearbooks	Felicia Hartmann assists with the distribution of books.
Josh Murphy, Joe Sell and Adam Pitts take a first look at the most popular book of the year!	Miss Jessica Gilbert joins a group enjoying the signing party.

If you did not get a 2003-2004 SFCS yearbook, it’s not too late! We still have copies available for purchase. Bring $50 to Mrs. Bellew (checks made out to SFCS) and pick up one today! Supplemental photo CD’s are available for $7.00. Photos include class trips, sports, Windy Gap and much more! See Mrs. Bellew in the Upper School Library today!

Once again, SFCS Math teacher, Harry Pohl will be offering summer Math enrichment courses for interested students. Classes will be held on the following dates: Monday, July 19, through Friday, July 23, and Monday, July 26, through Friday, July 30 Course of study and class times are listed below: Course Time Introduction to Geometry 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Introduction to Algebra I 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Pre-Algebra Advanced 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon Rising 5th and 6th Grade students 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. Introduction to Algebra II 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Cost 1 week enrichment course $ 50 2 week enrichment course $100 Private tutoring $ 25 per hour Location All classes will be held in Room 102 of the Upper School Building. If you are interested in any of these courses, please contact Harry Pohl at 864.225.3845.

Aloha Dance >

The freshmen and sophomores of SFCS hosted an aloha to the school year at a Hawaiian “luau” last Friday evening. Everyone beat the heat with good music, tasty food and a tropical outdoor setting

Make note of these important points:
• Please note that all 7th-11th Grade students will be on a ½ day exam schedule.
• There will be no early dismissals during exams. No students are allowed to leave the class after finishing the exam.
• Students will be given a pass if they need to use the restroom.
• Students who do not have an exam scheduled are excused during that period and may leave the premises. Any student who remains on campus must be in class.
• 6th Grade students do not take final exams. They will run a regular schedule on Tuesday, May 25, and Wednesday, May 26, 6th Grade students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, and Friday, May 28.

	May 17, 2004 - "Math Team Scores Four on the Honor Roll"
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